Did Mel or Richard write this part?

I'd be more impressive if he walked it backwards.

If he made it all the way he would beat the record set by by Plennie Wingo in 1931-1932 when he walked from Santa Monica, CA to Istanbul, Turkey backwards. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plennie_L._Wingo

It was a challenging walk.

so last security patch was over 7 years ago?

The Carl Sagan bit is also an amusing tribute.

sociopaths

Evidence-based reasoning needs data, even if imperfect. It's amzing that we reached a point in our society where that precept needs to be defended or justified.

exactly

I thought this was already an old general idea; that each black hole ignites the birth of a new universe?